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A product of Boro’s academy, he joined as a 12-year-old and made his first team debut against Coventry City in 2011.

That was the first of his 203 appearances for his hometown club, the last which came at Ipswich on the final day of last season when he made his 250th appearance of a career that also included loan spells with Plymouth, Tranmere, and York City.

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He was an integral part of the record-breaking backline on which Boro built the promotion success in the 2015/16 season and was one of only three top-flight players not miss a minute in the Premier League in 2016/17.

Gibson, who played 50 times for Boro in the Championship last season, will now link up with Sean Dyche’s side ahead of their Premier League opener against Southampton on Sunday.

West Ham hold trump card in Gomes transfer battle

West Ham are battling Arsenal for the transfer of Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes - and may have an ace up their sleeve.

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The Irons are prepared to offer 18-year-old wonderkid Domingos Quina as a sweetener in any deal for the Portuguese playmaker, 25.

Barcelona hold a longstanding interest in Quina, considered one of the most exciting young wingers in Europe, reports football.london .

And according to Mundo Deportivo , Hammers boss Manuel Pellegrini could offer the Portuguese youngster - who previously spent time in the academies of Benfica and Chelsea - as a makeweight in a deal for Gomes.